Ohwa is a village on the
mid-eastern
shore of the Micronesian Island of Pohnpei, Federated States of
Micronesia.
Ohwa was derived by combining two Pohnpeian words, “Ohn” [meaning vine
of
a large local yam] and “wa” [bearing large amounts of fruit]. When
combined
the word Ohwa is descriptive of an ancient legend describing a place
where
many vines produce a lot of fruit. Long ago the area now called
Ohwa
was barren with many rocks and no plants. The male ghost Enimwahn
came
and decided to shift the land upside down so that the soil was on top
and
the rocks were below. This movement of the earth allowed Enimwahn
to
plant vegetation. There grew many different types of food and plants.
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